Finding Property Owners

When you are looking for off-market properties to purchase, you'll want to know the easiest ways to find out a property owner. There are some simple things you can do besides walking up to a particular house and knocking on the front door.

We are going to cover some of the basic places to start your search when looking for the owner of a property. It would also be highly advisable to check out the excellent resource at Maximum Real Estate Exposure that provides and abundance of tips for finding property owners.

The first place you should start when looking up the ownership of a property is the local town hall. It is highly likely you'll be able to find the ownership information you need. Checking with either the assessors or tax collectors office should do the trick. If one of both of these offices are closed, you might also try the clerk's office.

Another excellent option if you are not too far away is to visit the registry of deeds for the particular country the property is located in. The deed will have the legal owners name. As long as you have the legal street address, you should be able to get the ownership info you're searching for.

If you are trying to find this information quickly and you are starting your search on a weekend, you'll be out of luck with these first couple of options. In this case, you'll want to find a local real estate agent to help you out.

Real Estate agents have a database where they can quickly and easily look up property ownership information. You should have pretty good luck just by picking up the phone and asking for assistance with this information search.

If you are friendly with a particular real estate attorney they will also be able to help. A real estate lawyer can also help with a title search to ensure there are no title problems with the house you're interested in.

These are some of the easiest ways to quickly find out who owns a house. There are other more exhaustive ways if you run into any issues. Remember to take a look at the above reference for additional help.

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